Ethiopian military seizes Axum, Adwa, says state media
The Ethiopian military has seized the towns of Axum and Adwa, state media announced. Tigray special forces battling the federal defence forces in both areas had surrendered, the state-owned Ethiopian...
View Article«የትግራይ ህዝብ ሃይማኖታዊና ባህላዊ እሴቶቹን ተጠቅሞ ጽንፈኛው ህወሓት ላይ ጫና ማሳደር ይገባዋል» ፡- ዶክተር ኃይሉ አርዓያ
መላው የትግራይ ህዝብ ነባር ሃይማኖታዊና ባህላዊ እሴቶችን በመጠቀም አገር በማተራመስ ላይ ያለውን ፅንፈኛውን የህወሓት ቡድን በሰላም እጁን እንዲሰጥ ጫና ማሳደር እንደሚገባው የቀድሞው የቅንጅት አመራርና ፖለቲከኛ ዶክተር ኃይሉ አርዓያ አስታወቁ። ዶክተር ኃይሉ አርዓያ በተለይ ለአዲስ ዘመን እንዳስታወቁት፤ ፅንፈኛው...
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COVID 19 impacts: jeopardising livelihoods, deepening inequalities and...
Saturday 21st of November 2020 was Saint Michael’s day in the Ethiopian calendar and the 12th day of the month of Hidar, in the year 2013. This was the 102nd anniversary of the Hidar Beshita, the...
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Rockets hit Bahir Dar for 3rd time
TPLF troops had destroyed Axum’s airport-Ethiopian gov’t Three rockets exploded around Bahir Dar city, the capital of Amhara region, residents said, in the third such attack since the start of the...
View ArticleMore than 600 civilians killed in Maikadra, Ethiopian Human Rights commission...
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says at least 600 civilians have been killed in a massacre in the town of Maikadra, a small town located in the western Tigray region, confirming killings...
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Portrait of Mekele, a threatened Ethiopian city
The Ethiopian government announced on Thursday the launch of the “final offensive” against Mekele, the regional capital of Tigray. This is a portrait of a city cut off from the world. Communications...
View ArticleThe operation in Tigray region complete-Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the end of military operations in Tigray on Saturday evening after the government soldiers entered the regional capital, Mekelle. “I am pleased to share...
View Article70 clandestine burial pits found in Humera-reports
Around 70 clandestine burial pits were found in the premises of Humera airport in the Tigray region, Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) said on Sunday. The grave where the bodies were buried was...
View ArticleAbiy Ahmed says army general could have been poisoned
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Monday that a general in Ethiopia’s federal military’s Northern Command could have been poisoned. Two weeks before the launch of a full-scale military...
View ArticleEthiopia says no dialogue with TPLF leaders
The Ethiopian government has reiterated that it will not sit for dialogue with the outlawed Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Ambassador Dina Mufti, spokesman for Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign...
View ArticleMickaël Bethe-Selassié, painter and Sculptor, dies aged 69
Mickaël Bethe-Selassié, a painter and sculptor whose colorful portraits of whimsical statue-like sculptures in papier mâché brought him international renown, has died at the age of 69. The artist has...
View ArticleA plot to assassinate Obama during a visit to Ethiopia, as told by a former...
Al Shabab, an East African terrorist group affiliated with Al Qaeda, plotted to kill former President Barack Obama during a visit to Ethiopia in July 2015, according to a memoir by Susan E. Rice, who...
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መሪነት፣ የነገሮችን አካሄድና ፍጻሜ ከጅምሩ ለተለሙ ነው። መሪነት፣ ዐይናቸውን ከግባቸው ላይ ሳያነሡ በየእርከኑ ሁኔታን ለሚያቃኑ ነው። መሪነት፣ ምሥጋናን ለሚጋሩ ነው። መሪነት፣ ውርደት ውርደቱን ማንም እንደማይጋራቸው ለተገነዘቡ ነው። የመሪዎች አበሳ የሚጀምረው ዓላማቸውን ግልጽ ሳያደርጉ ሲቀር፣ ዓላማቸውን...
View ArticleAddisalem Balema appears in court
A senior official of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Addisalem Balema appeared in court on Thursday a few days after being detained amid a month of conflict in the northern Tigray region....
View ArticleTigray caretaker administration takes office
The new caretaker administration of the Tigray region appointed after the House of Federation had decided to dissolve the regional government following the start of the armed conflict on November 4,...
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Western media’s federal govt bias in coverage of Tigray conflict
The all-out conflict between the federal government and the Tigray regional state administration has given us an occasion to reflect on biases and blinkers that surface in the practice of journalism....
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Tesfaye Gessesse : a life dedicated to theatre
Tesfaye Gessesse, who has died at the age of 84 following COVID-19 complications, revolutionized the theater in Ethiopia with his plays, acting, direction, and teaching. Jane Plastow, Professor of...
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መስቀል እና ሠላጢን እንዴትና መቸ በማን እንደ ተጋጠሙ እቅጩን ማወቅ ያዳግታል። ሁለቱ የሚያበስሩት ፍልስፍና ግን የተድበሰበሰ ነገር የለውም። ወይ ሰላም ወይ ፀብ። ሰላም እና ፀብ። በሰላም ከመጣ አሳልመው፤ በፀብ ከመጣ ጎኑን ወግተህ ጣለው… ከጅምሩ የጠበኛና የጠርጣራ ሰው ሥራ ይመስላል፤ ጨርሶ ኢትዮጵያዊ ነገር።...
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Ethiopianized Hamlet
Tesfaye Gessesse, hailed as one of the important Ethiopian stage actors of his time, died on December 16, 2020. The performer was remembered for the great theatre roles staged during the pre and...
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Quo Vadis Ethiopia?
Post-TPLF or Phase One? Since Abiy Ahmed’s election to a premiership, constant provocation and insubordination have been the hallmark of the TPLF’s dealings with the federal government. That these...
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